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True Grit

on BBC Two England

Classic western starring John Wayne as one-eyed US marshal "Rooster" Cogburn.

When a young girl discovers that her father has been robbed and murdered, she persuades the hard-drinking Cogburn to track down the killer. Review Dace 66.
(1969, PG)

Contributors

Director:
Henry Hathaway
Reuben J. Rooster Cogburn:
John Wayne
La Boeuf:
Glen Campbell
Mattie Ross:
Kim Darby
Tom Chaney:
Jeff Corey
Ned Pepper:
Robert Duvall
Emmett Quincy:
Jeremy Slate
Moon:
Dennis Hopper
Goudy:
Alfred Ryder
Colonel G. Stonehill:
Strother Martin
Captain Boots Finch:
Ron Soble
Lawyer J Noble Daggett:
John Fiedler
Judge Parker:
James Westerfield
Sheriff:
John Doucette

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